Sick of Counting Calories?

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  • TeresaB1979
    TeresaB1979 Posts: 158 Member
    Edited because I included the person I was replying to's text with mine so it made no sense!
  • TeresaB1979
    TeresaB1979 Posts: 158 Member
    @Iwishyouwell; Yes, I also think some form of intermittent fasting would be ideal too. I took a little time to explain why but for some reason got no acknowledgement? Maybe I'm old fashioned because I think it's rude to completely ignore someone when they 'speak' to you because on here it seems to be the norm. Somebody asks for advice, you take time to try help, they come back and don't even say 'Thank you'. Oh well. Different strokes and all that. No big deal. Just something I've noticed lots of time- first time I've commented upon it. :smile:
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    More exercise?

    Yes, I did count calories and watch my 'portions'
    Yesterday I ate 3127 calories including a whole pizza, whole box custard cream slices (6) and whole box of french fancies (8). I met my protein goal, bit over on fat but not overly worried on this as even then, still at a deficit I reckon (I eat 1000 more on workout days).
    I did a weights workout, a couple of cycle rides for commuting and a short run to get the dog some exercise.

    I have been consistently losing around 2lb/week.
  • sgall123
    sgall123 Posts: 133 Member
    Yes.

    Which is why I gave up counting calories years ago. I loathed having that kind of relationship with food.

    I prefer getting my deficits in via intermittent fasting and eating more intuitively, learning the difference between true hunger and mere cravings.

    As a result I don't eat on any schedule. I eat when I want, what I enjoy. Sometimes that means huge meals, sometimes that means overindulging in sweets, sometimes going plenty of time with no real hunger, and sometimes that means just dealing with a "not right now". Portion sizes aren't an issue for me at all, no matter what size I do, or do not, eat at any given time. My weight loss is fluid, but steady, and pretty fast.

    I don't calorie count to lose weight and I don't calorie count to maintain weight loss. Logging, weighing, counting, etc, if it works for you and you enjoy it, more power to you. But there are other ways.

    I also stopped calorie counting once I found IF.. I now do 5:2 to maintain my weight & if I want to lose an extra few pounds or if I have had a very indulgent weekend like I am having this weekend I do a 4:3 & lose weight.. I love fasting.. Been doing it 14 months now.. Will always do some form of it.. Counting calories for a year or more was starting to get obsessive & boring!!..
  • ticribbs
    ticribbs Posts: 120 Member
    Interesting comments on fasting, I've never considered it to be honest. Do you feel really drained the two or three days you fast?
  • ticribbs
    ticribbs Posts: 120 Member
    I would also imagine no gym those days?
  • Clash1001
    Clash1001 Posts: 85 Member
    Another one for intermittent fasting.

    The first few fast days are kinda hard, but personally I find it easier knowing I can eat 'normally' on other days.

    I didn't exercise for my first few fast days, but now do some light cardio - a 2-3 mile jog, 20 minutes circuits at a lower intensity, maybe a swim. Personally I find that my body copes with this provided I meet my nutritional needs on non fast days, and actually, I do count calories on other days to make sure I'm meeting my macros and eating enough. I fully intend to stop counting when I feel confident enough to do so...not quite there yet though!

    Re feeling drained - again, this is personal to me, but no, I don't. A bit tireder on the evening of a fast day, I do tend to go to bed slightly earlier but it doesn't impinge on my life, if you see what I mean.i have loads more energy the day after a fast.

    It's not for everyone, but it works for me.
  • Iwishyouwell
    Iwishyouwell Posts: 1,888 Member
    Interesting comments on fasting, I've never considered it to be honest. Do you feel really drained the two or three days you fast?

    Nope. And I do actual full day fasts where as most people who IF do low calorie days they call a "fast", or are fasting for a window of a few hours.

    I am adapted to fasting at this point. I can go quite long periods of time, if need be, in a famine state and still have plenty of energy to live my life. I've done HOURS of exercise fasted. There are so many fears, and so much ignorance, regarding the human body and fasting that most people just assume your body stops in the absence of food. That couldn't be further from the truth.

    But then again I'm well versed on fasting because I've done it off and on for years for religious purposes.

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